March has been mostly chilly in my part of New England. Grey skies and soggy days with a smattering of sunny bright days. The sunny days that don’t need the heavy winter coat are a blessing. Those milder days get one out looking–searching really–for any sign of life in the garden.
You can see the bright yellow flowers on the lower level of the Witch Hazel. It’s the vase shaped shrub behind the bench. The rest it bloomed in October and November. I enjoyed it then even though this variety is “supposed to bloom” in the spring. However, the addition of quality silk forsythia branches in my landing container, connects to those flowers and helps them stand out.
Note the winter perennials near the road. I’ve just cut them back so that the emerging spring daffodils can showcase themselves.
When I design an entry garden, it includes the paving, landings and steps, and the ‘outdoor room’ feeling to the courtyard, the ‘winter garden’, and also the little details–like the earliest blooming perennial Hellebore to delight us before the rest of the garden wakes up.
It’s time to plan your four season garden landscape.
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